Venezuela is Vietnam (pt2)

Well, weather forecasters had predicted some serious rains and winds before our temps descended into the 30s (F).  They were right about the rain, not so right about the winds.  When I left work last evening things were a bit breezy, but the serious winds were definitely missing.  As for our descent into colder temps?  Hhhmm.  Now our daily highs are going to be hovering about in the mid 40s (F) instead of the 30s (F), as the forecasters had predicted.  Those colder temps?  They're going to be moving into the area next week, at least so our weather people say.

I did work yesterday.  The store was a few thousand $$ shy of hitting our goal when I left, so in all likelihood, yesterday was a greenback day for us.  Sadly, we are underwater for the week.  I do have a sale that's going to be going through today.  This is going to be another sale that gets a discount because the customer couldn't be measured before the promo ended, and they went to California for the New Years.  However, this markdown isn't going to be as hefty as the one I had to do last week.  

Otherwise, yesterday was not too eventful.

Today's going to be even less so, since I'm going to be at the store for a full 8 hours.  I will probably use my spare time sitting at the flooring desk to work on the book.  I estimate I've got another 9000 words to go before the first draft is finished.  

And for those of you who don't know what the country looks like, this is Venezuela.

For those of you who haven't heard, the State Department is urging Americans in Venezuela to leave because Paramilitary troops are setting up roadblocks to get Americans.  Believe me when I tell you that very soon Orangie and his administration will make the decision to send troops "in country."   That's right, boots on the ground.  This is going to be Vietnam (pt 2).  The main difference between that war (which wasn't called a war) and this war (which will not be called a war), it that we went into Vietnam attempting to try and set up a democracy.  Regime changes never work.  We'll be going into Venezuela because Orangie wants the oil.  Big oil told him the country is uninvestable, so Orangie is going to try and change that because his greed is one of the few things he lives for.  This will splinter the cultists even more, since very few of them will want their kids going off to fight and die for Orangie's Oil.